Soccer

36 combined shots yield zero goals as KU soccer draws against Baylor

Kansas goalkeeper Melania Pasar stopped seven shots and her Baylor counterpart Ashlee Zirkel saved five as the Jayhawks and Bears played to a scoreless draw in Lawrence on Thursday night. KU was able to earn a point in its first home Big 12 Conference match of the season following a lengthy ...

Tough loss to UCF concludes KU soccer’s road trip

The Kansas soccer team played what head coach Mark Francis called "hands down our best game of the year on both sides of the ball," but fell short in a 1-0 loss at UCF Sunday night when the Knights' Katie Bradley converted a penalty kick in the 84th minute. "The game is cruel sometimes," ...

KU soccer sustains road loss at Oklahoma State

The Kansas defense left too much space in the box for Oklahoma State's Logan Heausler to head in an Alex Morris cross just a minute and a half into Thursday night's game in Stillwater, and that was all the Cowgirls needed to earn a 1-0 victory. KU (3-2-5, 0-1-1 Big 12) sustained its first loss ...

KU soccer rallies for road draw at Oklahoma

After going down two goals to Oklahoma in a dire first half to open Big 12 Conference play, the Kansas soccer team converted its only two shots on target in the second period. That included a close-range header by Olivia Page in the 85th minute for her first career goal, which sealed a 2-2 ...

KU soccer takes first loss at Washington State, looks to conference play

Despite promising early chances from Lexi Watts and a flurry of late corner kicks, the Kansas soccer team took its first loss of the season Sunday, 1-0 at Washington State. The 15th-ranked Cougars controlled the flow of play in the early going, but then had to avoid going down in the 11th ...

KU soccer held to draw at Kansas City

Hallie Klanke continued her red-hot start to the 2023 season with a goal just after halftime, but Kansas City equalized two minutes later and held Kansas to a 1-1 road draw at Durwood Soccer Stadium Thursday night. KU coach Mark Francis and assistant Kelly Miller each coached their 500th game ...

KU soccer battles back to tie Missouri

Just as soon as Kansas earned an equalizer more than an hour in the making off the head of Kate Dreyer, Missouri took back its lead. Kylee Simmons threaded a pass through to Jessica Larson in a threatening position, and Larson took a touch out to her right before slicing the ball past ...

KU soccer dominates run of play in win over Arkansas State

Arkansas State took as many shots Thursday night as Kansas scored goals, and the Jayhawks kept their unbeaten nonconference run going by shutting out the Red Wolves 3-0 at Rock Chalk Park. Hallie Klanke assisted on a second-minute strike for Lexi Watts and a 52nd-minute drive across the face ...